Attachment for writing-pads



(No Model.)

E. F. BLACK.

ATTACHMENT TOR WRITING PADS.

Patented Sept. 14, 1897.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 589,955, datedseptember 14, 189'?.

Application nea April 15, 1897.

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, EDITH FERGUSON BLACK, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Antonio, in the county of San Bernardino and State ofCalifornia, have invented certa-in new and useful Improvements inAttachments for Vriting-Pads, of which the following is a full andcomplete specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to`which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to attachments for writing-pads, and particularlyto devices of this class which are adapted to be used by the blind orthose suffering with bad eyesight and also by those who haveldiseased oraltliet ed eyes and who are necessarily confined, for a portion of thetime at least, in darkened rooms.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawings form a part, in whichv Figure l is aplan view of my improved writing-pad attachment and a pad on which it isplaced, and Fig. 2 a section on the line 2 2 thereof.

In the drawings forming part of this specitication the separate parts ofmyimprovement are designated by the same numerals of reference in eachof the views, and in said drawings I have shown at 5 an ordinarywriting-pad, and in the practice of my invention I provide an attachmentwhich comprises an oblong plate 6, adjacent to one edge of which areformed transverse slots 7, which are preferably about a quarter of aninch long, but which may be of any desired length, and on the bottom ofthe plate 6 and at the opposite side thereof is secured a plate or strip8, with which are connected fine expansive spiral springs 9, and mountedbeneath the side of the plate 6, opposite the strip or plate S, is atransversely-movable plate l0, with which the springs 9 are connected,and the plate 11 is connected with the plate 6 by headed pins l2, whichpass through the slots 7.

The strip or plate 8 is held at a distance from the edge of the plate 6,with which it is connected, so as to slightly raise said Vedge above theopposite edge, or said strip or plate 8 may be made thick enough toaccomplish this result, andthe plate 1l and the strip or plate S maybeso formed as to give the springs Serial No. 632,296. (No model.)

9 a chalice to operate without pressing upon the writing-pad.

rlhe ends of the plate G are bent downwardly, as shown at 13, to formend flanges in order to hold said plate in proper position on the padand to insure regularity of spacing, and the plate 6 constitutes ahand-rest, and the operation will be readily understood from theforegoing description when taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings and the following statement thereof.

' In the no1-mal position of the parts the plate Il is projected, asshown in Fig. l in the drawings, and said plate is adapted to be movedbackwardly beneath the plate G, and the eX- tent of the movement of theplate ll is preferably from a quarter to a half inch.

In writing the attachment is placed upon the upper end of the pad, andthe plate 11 serves to guide the pencil or pen in the formation of theletters, and Whenever itis necessary to make a letter which is projectedbelow the line sufticient pressure is applied to the pencil or pen tomove the plate Il backwardly beneath the hand-rest, and in thisoperation the lower portion of the letter is formed and the plateimmediately moves forward to the line on which said letter is formed.

As line after lineis written the attachment is moved down over the pad,as will be readily understood, and this device may be held in one handand the pad and the attachment may be held in the left hand, While thewriting is done with the right hand, and my improved pad may be thusused without a table or other support. My improved attachment forwritingpads is simple in construction and operation, and `it will beapparent 'that changes in and modifications of the construction hereindescribed may be made without departing from the spirit of my inventionor sacrificing its advant-ages.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecu-re by Letters Patentl. An attachment for writing-pads consisting ofan oblong plate, and a transverselymov-able spring-operated platemounted beneath one side thereof, and adapted to be proj ectedtherefrom, substantially as shown and described. l

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2. An attachment for writi 11g-pads consisting of amain oblong plate inone side of which are form ed short transverse slots or openings,

a transversely-movable plate mounted thereunder, and Connected therewithby pins which pass through said slots or openin gs an d springsConnected with the bottom of said oblon g plate by which said movableplate is projected, substantially as shown and described.

3. An attachment for writing-pads consisting of a main oblong,` plate inone side of which are formed short transverse slots or openings, atransversely-movable plate mounted thereunder7 and connected th erewithby pins which pass through said slots or openings and springs Connectedwith the bottom of said oblon g plate by which said movable plate isproj eoted, said oblong plate being' also provided at each end withdownwardly-directed flanges, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing Witnesses, this 7th day of April,1897.

EDITH FERGUSON BLACK.

Witnesses:

GEORGE B. IIARDING, MARTIN V. MGQUIGG.

